diff --git a/include/AutomatableSlider.h b/include/AutomatableSlider.h
index cb1a6965f43..22fe0ff13f7 100644
--- a/include/AutomatableSlider.h
+++ b/include/AutomatableSlider.h
@@ -56,12 +56,14 @@ class AutomatableSlider : public QSlider, public IntModelView
 	void mousePressEvent( QMouseEvent * _me ) override;
 	void mouseReleaseEvent( QMouseEvent * _me ) override;
 	void wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * _me ) override;
+	void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent* ev) override;
 
 	void modelChanged() override;
 
 
 private:
 	bool m_showStatus;
+	void enterValue();
 
 
 private slots:
diff --git a/src/gui/widgets/AutomatableSlider.cpp b/src/gui/widgets/AutomatableSlider.cpp
index 39720d4d3ad..9c391f18cf7 100644
--- a/src/gui/widgets/AutomatableSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widgets/AutomatableSlider.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "AutomatableSlider.h"
 
 #include <QMouseEvent>
+#include <QInputDialog>
 
 #include "CaptionMenu.h"
 
@@ -111,7 +112,31 @@ void AutomatableSlider::wheelEvent( QWheelEvent * _me )
 	m_showStatus = old_status;
 }
 
+void AutomatableSlider::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent*)
+{
+	enterValue();
+}
 
+void AutomatableSlider::enterValue()
+{
+	bool ok;
+	int newVal;
+
+	newVal = QInputDialog::getInt(
+		this, tr("Set value"),
+		tr("Please enter a new value between %1 and %2:")
+			.arg(model()->minValue())
+			.arg(model()->maxValue()),
+		model()->value(),
+		model()->minValue(),
+		model()->maxValue(),
+		model()->step<int>(), &ok);
+
+	if (ok)
+	{
+		model()->setValue(newVal);
+	}
+}
 
 
 void AutomatableSlider::modelChanged()